Indiana Jones 2023 - Rumors & Discussion

[Falconfan1414]

1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Good question! They leaked during Nuremberg Toy Fair, but I thought that was just a coincidence. If they were taken at the fair, wouldn’t it have made more sense to take pictures of the sets on display rather than the boxart?

They did not leak from Nuremberg

Only 3 sets were shown off at Nuremberg too and the Temple of Doom wasn’t one of them 

[DrHenryJonesJr]

I just did some brainstorming and recap: one thing's for sure, Promobricks must have had a look at the first three sets last summer, either in digital draft or in pictures, I even think it's possible that the leaked pictures originally could come from there. Whoever finally leaked them a few weeks ago.

Promobricks described in this article back in July 2022 in great detail and exactly how the new sets and the new minifigures will look like, going into the construction, the stud width and things that you can only know if you get exact descriptions or good ones gets pictures. Now we know that the sets looks exactly like that

At that time there was even a live stream from Promobricks, in which questions could be asked via chat. Here, a viewer asked for a small detail, which was checked briefly and the question was then answered.

Which means the sets or set designs must have existed back then, which makes sense given the unexpected film postponements, at least based on Harrison Ford's subsequent injury, and the marvel film backlog after lockdowns ended.

The decision to cancel ToD, insofar as this should really exist at all, must have been made afterwards, otherwise the preview image would not have been made available.

At this point, Promobricks was already able to provide information on DoD set numbers, so it may not have been the plan to cancel them until then.

 

An other question:

Would it actually be conceivable that LEGO will announce Indiana Jones in early April? "Starting in June and exclusively from April at SmythsToys" and some other retailers?

Would that fit into a LEGO scheme?

If so, would it be quite normal that there hasn't been an announcement yet?

Edited March 9, 2023 by DrHenryJonesJr

[Retro Brick Reviews]

23 minutes ago, Falconfan1414 said:

They did not leak from Nuremberg

Only 3 sets were shown off at Nuremberg too and the Temple of Doom wasn’t one of them 

Oh RIP

[Retro Brick Reviews]

Just2Good managed to buy the Lost Tomb and apparently it was only $40. Not sure what this means for the official price, but it's clear there's very little communication between LEGO and retailers regarding these sets.

I'm probably going to dip from the forum until we get a reveal or more concrete information (for better or worse). LEGO's really bungled this lineup and release, and discussing it is just killing my excitement for the few sets we are getting. At the very least, one way or another we should know by the end of next week what's happening with this theme, be it with an announcement, a shadowdrop, or LEGO just canceling the theme outright and keying @BrickBob Studpants's car for good measure. At least we'll know.

Edited March 9, 2023 by Retro Brick Reviews

[NostalgicBricks]

This situation is giving me headache. 

[BrickBob Studpants]

2 hours ago, Retro Brick Reviews said:

[…] or LEGO just canceling the theme outright and keying @BrickBob Studpants's car for good measure. At least we'll know.

Good thing I don’t have a car  They metaphorically keyed my perfect Indy revival already, that’s enough damage 

2 hours ago, Retro Brick Reviews said:

[…] discussing it is just killing my excitement for the few sets we are getting. 

Yeah, I sometimes feel the same way. Then I remember how excellent the three sets are  And then I remember that we can’t hope for more sets in 2024 if this all the output we’re getting this year.

In essence, I’ve never felt so ambivalent about a theme before. It’s just weird.

Edited March 9, 2023 by BrickBob Studpants

[RichardGoring]

Watched the review. If it's $40, that definitely feels like good value. I rather like it. Above $40 and it quickly gets less appealing. But far, far better than the original leaked box art suggested it would be.

[Mandalorianknight]

3 hours ago, Retro Brick Reviews said:

Just2Good managed to buy the Lost Tomb and apparently it was only $40. Not sure what this means for the official price, but it's clear there's very little communication between LEGO and retailers regarding these sets.

I'm probably going to dip from the forum until we get a reveal or more concrete information (for better or worse). LEGO's really bungled this lineup and release, and discussing it is just killing my excitement for the few sets we are getting. At the very least, one way or another we should know by the end of next week what's happening with this theme, be it with an announcement, a shadowdrop, or LEGO just canceling the theme outright and keying @BrickBob Studpants's car for good measure. At least we'll know.

Since @BrickBob Studpants doesn't have a car, can he key mine instead? It's a piece of junk already, and this way I could sue lego for the full 2023 set lineup.

This whole situation is so aggravating. I feel like lego's best move would have been announcing the sets around the time the temple of doom news came out, or AT LEAST when that one guy got ahold of and reviewed the three sets.

[FrightFlight]

So are these sets spilling out into some stores now? Should we start keeping an eye out on shelves?

[DrHenryJonesJr]

4 hours ago, FrightFlight said:

So are these sets spilling out into some stores now? Should we start keeping an eye out on shelves?

If LEGO doesn't officially announce anything by the end of next week, at the latest by the end of April, I would buy what I can ASAP.
While I'm not usually a fan of buying products at RRP at launch, as uncertain as the situation is, I'd rather do that than finding the few copies around 2000 EUR or $2000 from scalpers on Ebay

[Kit Figsto]

So, I watched the just2good review of the set, a couple of observations -

- I feel like the Indy face looks a lot better than I initially thought, I think it's more accurate than it's been getting credit for, and I really like the figure with the new hat.  

- It fully did not register with me that Marion's legs are dual molded.  I saw that the dress only went partway down her legs (which looks better than the original figure having the white legs), but I guess I just assumed that was a print and not a full dual mold.  I think this set has the strongest minifigure lineup of the entire wave.  Marion is a definite improvement over the original, Sallah was overdue, and Indy looks good overall.

- I noticed that just2good showed the instruction manual, which I hadn't seen before.  The front cover just shows the set on a white background.  Now, I haven't purchased any 2023 sets yet, so I don't know if that's something that other themes are doing too, but that struck me as very odd, since generally it shows the model on a background either similar to the box art, or something to do with the set.  The only time I've seen it on a blank background are UCS sets with a black background that matches the box art.  I wonder if this meant that there were original instructions that had some previews in the back (maybe with ToD?) that had to be pulled and replaced last minute, hence the less-than-colorful artwork?

[THELEGOBATMAN]

4 minutes ago, Kit Figsto said:

- I noticed that just2good showed the instruction manual, which I hadn't seen before.  The front cover just shows the set on a white background. 

All of the instructions look like this since Summer 2022.

[DrHenryJonesJr]

19 minutes ago, Kit Figsto said:

- I noticed that just2good showed the instruction manual, which I hadn't seen before.  The front cover just shows the set on a white background.  Now, I haven't purchased any 2023 sets yet, so I don't know if that's something that other themes are doing too, but that struck me as very odd, since generally it shows the model on a background either similar to the box art, or something to do with the set.  The only time I've seen it on a blank background are UCS sets with a black background that matches the box art.  I wonder if this meant that there were original instructions that had some previews in the back (maybe with ToD?) that had to be pulled and replaced last minute, hence the less-than-colorful artwork?

The LEGO instructions are actually so "simple" now, got 6 copies of the 11030 delivered yesterday, the instructions were the same here too, I think they started changing most of the instructions to this style last summer or autumn

[BrickBob Studpants]

3 hours ago, DrHenryJonesJr said:

[…] finding the few copies around 2000 EUR or $2000 from scalpers on Ebay

Scalpers gonna scalp, but that’d be extreme even for them

The sets will surely have a normal shelf life of about 18 months. At least there’s nothing to suggest otherwise

[Legofan2001]

I love the fact that it’s March 10th now and Lego has STILL not revealed or even hinted at the Return of Indiana Jones. Really shows how little they care about Indy 😔

[DrHenryJonesJr]

1 hour ago, Legofan2001 said:

I love the fact that it’s March 10th now and Lego has STILL not revealed or even hinted at the Return of Indiana Jones. Really shows how little they care about Indy 😔

It just shows their strict and consistent actions, which I have mentioned several times, which is almost arrogant.
They only change their plans, if at all, if there is a corresponding media or political response to a topic that polarizes.

From LEGO's point of view, the "small" number of forum members who have been desperately looking for answers for weeks will not interest LEGO, if they even notice.

The media response from the fan channels to the sets is without exception positive, so why should they comment a little earlier than planned.

Since LEGO announces every series in some form at some time, they certainly will at some point, just presumably when it suits their schedule. This can be March, April or May.

Since an exclusive sale is planned from April, April would be obvious, but that is not 100% confirmed and may have changed.

Maybe they are really planning something bigger and wanted to let Mario Day pass first, you don't know.

I hope for next week.

[RedHoodPug]

1 hour ago, DrHenryJonesJr said:

It just shows their strict and consistent actions, which I have mentioned several times, which is almost arrogant.
They only change their plans, if at all, if there is a corresponding media or political response to a topic that polarizes.

Consistent? The Lego Group? 

They also change their plans on a whim, or because their beautifully crafted theme that had countless hours and money ploughed into it turned out to be a poor seller. There have also been topics that polarize that have received no reaction other than to reinforce their choices. 

[DrHenryJonesJr]

38 minutes ago, RedHoodPug said:

Consistent? The Lego Group? 

They also change their plans on a whim, or because their beautifully crafted theme that had countless hours and money ploughed into it turned out to be a poor seller. There have also been topics that polarize that have received no reaction other than to reinforce their choices. 

ok, i probably got the wrong impression then, i had the impression that as long as they can survive it politically, they stubbornly stick to their often little or not at all comprehensible decisions, but then i was wrong

[Legofan2001]

Bruh 

Edited March 10, 2023 by Legofan2001

[Retro Brick Reviews]

...I mean, there we have it. They've acknowledged the Temple of Doom. Surely we're all satisfied now 

[Agent Kallus]

9 minutes ago, Legofan2001 said:

Bruh 

Absolute chad move from the Lego social media manager.

[BrickBob Studpants]

1 minute ago, Agent Kallus said:

Absolute chad move from the Lego social media manager.

They're mocking us. We're on the ground, humiliated, and they're mocking us

I will not forget this. *shakes fist*

[DrHenryJonesJr]

29 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

They're mocking us. We're on the ground, humiliated, and they're mocking us

I will not forget this. *shakes fist*

Putting customers first!

[The Stud]

Apparently fans are taking the “501st approach” by commenting on Lego’s Instagram posts about revealing the Indy sets and releasing the Temple of the Doom. I don’t know if it will really accomplish anything this time around, but kudos to them. It gives me a good chuckle at the very least. (Though like with the 501st situation, I’m sure a few people will take issue with this and complain about others “harassing” a multibillion dollar brand’s social media page.)

[DrHenryJonesJr]

3 minutes ago, The Stud said:

Apparently fans are taking the “501st approach” by commenting on Lego’s Instagram posts about revealing the Indy sets and releasing the Temple of the Doom. I don’t know if it will really accomplish anything this time around, but kudos to them. It gives me a good chuckle at the very least. (Though like with the 501st situation, I’m sure a few people will take issue with this and complain about others “harassing” a multibillion dollar brand’s social media page.)

But given the fact that we still have to remain in a frustrating waiting position, i think that's quite appropriate